The NSCA recognizes outstanding research efforts by students through the NSCA Student Research Awards. Five awards are given each year, two for the outstanding podium abstract presentation awarded to one Doctoral student and one Master’s student and three awards for the poster presentations given to one Doctoral student, one Master’s student and one Undergraduate student at the NSCA National Conference. The judging criteria is overseen by the Research Committee and is based on the introduction, design, scientific impact and overall knowledge and professionalism of the presenter.
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Allen Redinger, CSCS
Master’s Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Shane Murphy, CSCS
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Emma Worley
Master’s Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Shyanne Best, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Rianne E. Moll
2023
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Kealey Wohlgemuth, CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Matthew Zukowski, CSCS
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Pasquale Succi, CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Amanda Stors
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Alexis Tonnemacher
2022
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Christopher Cleary
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Conor Cantwell, CSCS
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Trevor Dufner
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Amanda Gordon, CSCS
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Elise Choquette
2021
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Alexa Chandler, CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Shea Connell, CSCS
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Ai Ishida, CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Katie Kennedy
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Mae Grahek, NSCA-CPT
2019
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Harry Dorrell
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Nicole Sauls
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Katie Hirsch
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Emily Tagesen
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Chelsie Zajac
2018
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Justin Nicoll, CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Alina Swafford
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Junhai Xu, CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Hayden Giuliani, CSCS
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Paul Rodriguez
2017
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Michael Trevino, MS
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Jacob Rauch, CSCS
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Colin G. Pennington and Ryan J. Colquhoun, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Jonathan Miller
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Jonathan Aquino
2016
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Andrew A Flatt, PhD(c), CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Jonathan Miller and Liane Jean, BPE, CSCS
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Joahua Carr
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Keagan Kiely, CSCS; Hayden Giuliani; and Katie R. Hirsch, MA
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Kevin P. Cartas, NSCA-CPT
2015
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Timothy J. Suchomel
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Cory M. Smith
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Nathaniel Jenkins, PhD, ABD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D and Kristen C. Cochrane
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Eric T. Trexler
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Gabrielle J. Gallien and Megan A. Wong
2014
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - John McMahon
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - David Looney
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Haley Bergstrom
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Adam Sterczala
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Jacob Mota
2013
Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - David Hooper, CSCS
Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Jordan Joy
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Haley Bergstrom
Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Xin Ye
Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Joseph Rosenberg
Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Joshua Holt
2012
Oral Presentation Doctoral - Luke Vella
Oral Presentation Master’s - Joshua Phillips, MS, CSCS
Poster Presentation Doctoral - Haley Bergstrom
Poster Presentation Master’s - Timothy Suchomel, CSCS
Poster Presentation Undergraduate - Ryan Lowery
2011
Oral Presentation Doctoral - Matthew Stock, MS, CSCS and Trent Herda, MS
Oral Presentation Master’s - Chris Parchmann, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Poster Presentation Doctoral - Kristina Kendall, MS, CSCS
Poster Presentation Master’s - Julia Girman, CSCS2010 - Oral Presentation: Pablo B. Costa
Poster Presentation - Kristina L. Kendall, CSCS
2009
Oral Presentation - Greg Myer, MS, CSCS
Poster Presentation - Abbie Smith, MS, CSCS
2007
Oral Presentation - Loren Chiu, MS, CSCS
Poster Presentation - Jeremy Sheppard, CSCS
2006
Oral Presentation - Prue Cormie, CSCS
Poster Presentation - David Bazett-Jones, CSCS
2005
Oral Presentation - Sophia Nimphius, MS, CSCS and Chris A. Moore, MS, CSCS
Poster Presentation - Peter A. Blumert, CSCS
2004
Oral Presentation - Travis Beck
Poster Presentation - Chad Kerksick, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2003
Oral Presentation - Loren Chiu, CSCS
Poster Presentation - Junichiro Yamauchi
2002
Oral Presentation - Joshua Miller, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Poster Presentation - Michael Hartman III, CSCS
2001
Heather Sanderson
2000
Maria Mountain-Diedrechson and Joel Cramer
1999
Atilla J. Zink, CSCS
1998
Scott Stevenson
1997
Kainoa Pauole
1996
Linc Gotshalk
1994
David Martin
1993
John Caruso
1992
Andrew Fry